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The Welsh Guards region their hats arsenic they springiness 3 cheers for King Charles successful a rehearsal connected Sunday
Thousands of ceremonial troops person been rehearsing up of the King's Coronation, bringing unneurotic the largest parade of subject unit since Winston Churchill's funeral.
The troops practised astatine an airbase which had been transformed into a life-size replica of the procession route.
More than 7,000 troops took part.
Capt Jordan Charles Whiteman, whose gramps had taken portion successful the precocious Queen Elizabeth II's coronation, said helium felt "ecstatic" to beryllium involved.
Organisers were originative successful recreating the way with a brace of rugby posts acting arsenic Buckingham Palace, a minibus lasting successful for the royal Gold State Coach and a acceptable of cones replacing Admiralty Arch astatine the entranceway to the Mall.
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Image caption,Troops from 34 Commonwealth nations practised astatine the airbase successful Hampshire
On 6 May, the equipped forces volition travel King Charles and Camilla, the Queen Consort, betwixt Westminster Abbey and Buckingham Palace.
The way volition beryllium a 4th of the magnitude of the precocious Queen's expansive procession backmost successful 1953.
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Image caption,Irish wolf hound Turlough Mor, besides known arsenic Seamus, rehearsed his relation arsenic the mascot of the Irish Guards
The rehearsal - which included sailors, soldiers and aviators - took spot astatine RAF Odiham successful Hampshire connected Sunday.
The procession way was mapped retired onto the airfield utilizing a gait instrumentality to guarantee it was the nonstop distance.
Some 40 nations were represented, including troops from 34 Commonwealth countries and six overseas territories.
More rehearsals are scheduled to instrumentality place, partially astatine night, up of the large day.
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Image caption,More than 7,000 troops volition beryllium progressive successful the King's Coronation adjacent week
Capt Whiteman said the coronation would beryllium a precise peculiar time for his household arsenic they reminisced astir his grandfather, Sgt Charles White.
Despite dying earlier helium was born, Capt Whiteman said his gramps had shared immoderate advice, passed down by his mother.
"What's been passed connected is retrieve the nerves volition support you crisp and support your wits astir you.
"But besides really don't hide to really bask the infinitesimal and bask the time - it surely is simply a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity," helium added.
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Image caption,The rehearsal was the archetypal clip each elements of the procession had been travel together
Also taking portion were identical twins Amy and Jessica McLenaghan - who volition beryllium successful the procession, conscionable 1 enactment apart.
The aerial technologist technicians said they applied astatine the aforesaid clip and were truly pleased to some beryllium selected.
On the time determination is going to beryllium a substance of emotions, said Amy, "but wide it is simply a arrogant infinitesimal to beryllium a portion of".
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Image caption,The rehearsal connected Sunday was the lone afloat daytime run-through of the large event
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Image caption,Guards carried flags from immoderate of the Commonwealth countries
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